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Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SP)
New Delhi, Sep 7: Prof (Dr) Anand Nayak ( 67) breathed his last at the AIIMS, Delhi on Friday September 4, 2009, following a tragic road accident while on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Leh - Ladakh.
He was the son of the late J J Rego and Lucy Rego and the brother of the late Jossy, Sunny, Ozzie, Rennie, Wally, Teddy and Obie, Sr Dolores Rego FMM, Fr Rossi Rego SJ, Sr Mirabelle A C and Nona Rego, husband of Ann Marie and father of Lucie, Jeremie and Mael.
A former Jesuit, Dr Nayak was the director of the Institute of Missiology and Science of Religions at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. As part of his teaching work of Missiology, he held regular courses on History of the Mission and the approaches towards different cultures and religions. He was involved with bringing the Indian religion and spirituality as well as Fr Tony D’Mello’s Sadhana skills to the people of Europe as well as several humanitarian activities to the poor and needy people in India and around.
Dr Nayak was also a lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel, where he was involved in research activities on Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Comparative religions.
His mortal remains will be flown on September 8 to Corminboeuf, Switzerland, where the funeral will take place.